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News

Wickham is new Go South Coast MD

Andrew Wickham has been appointed the new managing director at Go South Coast, which comprises Wilts and Dorset, Bluestar and Southern Vectis. Wickham, who takes up the role with immediate effect, succeeds Alex Carter who […]

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Bus News

Arriva and King Long co-operating over buses

Partnership aims to develop new vehicles for Arriva’s UK and European bus operations Arriva’s UK Bus and Mainland Europe divisions are entering a ‘co-operation agreement’ with King Long, China’s largest bus exporter. The partnership will […]

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Coach News

Neoplan sales soar in UK

John Hill summarises the year’s highlights Sales of Neoplan products have reached an all-time high in the UK market, according to MAN’s general manager for coach operations in the UK, John Hill. He said: “Our […]

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Coach News

European LEZ update

The CPT has been advised of some important updates to LEZ operations in the following countries and cities which may affect coach operations. In Italy, Aosta’s winter LEZ re-started in November. Trentino Province has several […]

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Bus News

Green award for Arriva Merseyside

Arriva Merseyside has won the silver Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice. The award, part of the national campaign to find Britain’s greenest firms, councils and communities, is shared with St Johns and Clayton […]

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Financial

21st Century has a bright future

21st Century, the supplier and installation service provider of public transport CCTV and vehicle monitoring systems, has issued a pre-close trading update ahead of its preliminary results for the year ending December 31, 2011, which […]

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International

Toronto’s iconic GMs withdrawn

CANADA Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) withdrew its last five iconic General Motors (GM) buses on December 16. The vehicles, which were dubbed “Fishbowls” due to their curved windshields, had been serving passengers in Canada’s largest […]